إِذَا When ٱلشَّمْسُ the sun كُوِّرَتْ is wrapped up

وَإِذَا And when ٱلنُّجُومُ the stars ٱنكَدَرَتْ fall, losing their luster

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْجِبَالُ the mountains سُيِّرَتْ are moved away

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْعِشَارُ the full-term she-camels عُطِّلَتْ (are) left untended

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْوُحُوشُ the wild beasts حُشِرَتْ are gathered

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْبِحَارُ the seas سُجِّرَتْ are made to overflow

وَإِذَا And when ٱلنُّفُوسُ the souls زُوِّجَتْ are paired

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ the female infant buried alive سُئِلَتْ is asked

بِأَىِّ For what ذَنۢبٍ sin قُتِلَتْ she was killed

وَإِذَا And when ٱلصُّحُفُ the pages نُشِرَتْ are laid open

وَإِذَا And when ٱلسَّمَآءُ the sky كُشِطَتْ is stripped away

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْجَحِيمُ the Hellfire سُعِّرَتْ is set ablaze

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْجَنَّةُ Paradise أُزْلِفَتْ is brought near

عَلِمَتْ Will know نَفْسٌ a soul مَّآ what أَحْضَرَتْ it has brought

فَلَآ But nay أُقْسِمُ I swear بِٱلْخُنَّسِ by the retreating planets

ٱلْجَوَارِ Those that run ٱلْكُنَّسِ (and) disappear

وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night إِذَا when عَسْعَسَ it departs

وَٱلصُّبْحِ And the dawn إِذَا when تَنَفَّسَ it breathes

إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it لَقَوْلُ (is) surely a word رَسُولٍ (of) a Messenger كَرِيمٍ noble

ذِى Possessor of قُوَّةٍ power عِندَ with ذِى (the) Owner of ٱلْعَرْشِ the Throne مَكِينٍ secure

مُّطَاعٍ One to be obeyed ثَمَّ and أَمِينٍ trustworthy

وَمَا And not صَاحِبُكُم (is) your companion بِمَجْنُونٍ mad

وَلَقَدْ And certainly رَءَاهُ he saw him بِٱلْأُفُقِ in the horizon ٱلْمُبِينِ the clear

وَمَا And not هُوَ he (is) عَلَى on ٱلْغَيْبِ the unseen بِضَنِينٍ a withholder

وَمَا And not هُوَ it بِقَوْلِ (is the) word شَيْطَـٰنٍ (of) Shaitaan رَّجِيمٍ accursed

فَأَيْنَ So where تَذْهَبُونَ are you going

إِنْ Not هُوَ it إِلَّا (is) except ذِكْرٌ a reminder لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ to the worlds

لِمَن For whoever شَآءَ wills مِنكُمْ among you أَن to يَسْتَقِيمَ take a straight way

وَمَا And not تَشَآءُونَ you will إِلَّآ except أَن that يَشَآءَ wills ٱللَّهُ Allah رَبُّ Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds